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Name Team Age
Skip Bates Retired (2013, Age 34) Died (2062, Age 83)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 32
(1998)
2B R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Tim Raines League 0 8 years (3 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
A- D+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
A- A+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
C- C- D+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
B+ A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
0 2/8/1979
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
2 3 4
Alt Pos (SS) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
D+ (26.1 %) (0.0 %) (0.0 %)

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Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG AVG
2001 AHP 2 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1.150 .400 .750 .250
2001 HHP 3 7 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 1.127 .556 .571 .429
2001 LHP 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 NaN 1.000 .000 .000
2001 RHP 5 11 4 1 1 0 2 2 1 1.098 .462 .636 .364
2004 AHP 60 223 65 7 2 2 18 26 44 .732 .364 .368 .291
2004 HHP 56 213 61 13 2 0 19 23 32 .725 .359 .366 .286
2004 LHP 39 105 29 5 0 1 10 8 18 .680 .327 .352 .276
2004 RHP 107 331 97 15 4 1 27 41 58 .743 .372 .372 .293
2005 AHP 71 268 63 10 6 0 18 16 47 .593 .276 .317 .235
2005 HHP 77 259 83 13 6 1 31 31 45 .820 .391 .429 .320
2005 LHP 59 138 50 11 4 0 17 9 21 .899 .399 .500 .362
2005 RHP 129 389 96 12 8 1 32 38 71 .639 .312 .326 .247
2006 AHP 25 75 19 1 1 1 9 9 10 .671 .337 .333 .253
2006 HHP 25 71 15 3 1 0 3 8 13 .569 .287 .282 .211
2006 LHP 31 80 22 4 1 0 7 12 13 .712 .362 .350 .275
2006 RHP 27 66 12 0 1 1 5 5 10 .508 .250 .258 .182
2007 AHP 15 48 16 1 0 1 11 10 7 .865 .448 .417 .333
2007 HHP 24 81 20 5 0 0 6 11 15 .653 .344 .309 .247
2007 LHP 25 55 18 4 0 0 7 13 8 .864 .464 .400 .327
2007 RHP 31 74 18 2 0 1 10 8 14 .628 .317 .311 .243
2009 AHP 22 41 9 2 0 1 6 2 10 .597 .256 .341 .220
2009 HHP 13 31 9 3 0 0 3 1 6 .700 .312 .387 .290
2009 LHP 12 16 3 1 0 0 0 1 4 .485 .235 .250 .188
2009 RHP 29 56 15 4 0 1 9 2 12 .686 .293 .393 .268
2010 AHP 35 75 17 5 1 0 10 11 11 .646 .326 .320 .227
2010 HHP 20 49 15 4 1 0 8 10 7 .862 .433 .429 .306
2010 LHP 18 32 7 1 0 0 1 7 4 .609 .359 .250 .219
2010 RHP 45 92 25 8 2 0 17 14 14 .776 .374 .402 .272
2011 AHP 19 30 11 1 0 0 1 3 7 .824 .424 .400 .367
2011 HHP 15 30 6 1 1 0 2 1 5 .526 .226 .300 .200
2011 LHP 16 30 9 1 1 0 2 0 6 .700 .300 .400 .300
2011 RHP 22 30 8 1 0 0 1 4 6 .653 .353 .300 .267
2012 AHP 12 17 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .551 .316 .235 .235
2012 HHP 6 6 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 .708 .375 .333 .167
2012 LHP 6 7 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .661 .375 .286 .286
2012 RHP 12 16 3 1 0 0 1 3 4 .566 .316 .250 .188
2013 AHP 7 19 7 2 0 0 3 3 5 .928 .455 .474 .368
2013 HHP 17 53 17 5 0 1 8 4 7 .840 .368 .472 .321
2013 LHP 14 26 8 2 0 0 3 5 4 .804 .419 .385 .308
2013 RHP 17 46 16 5 0 1 8 2 8 .897 .375 .522 .348
Total AHP 268 800 212 29 11 5 78 83 144 .681 .333 .347 .265
Total HHP 256 800 230 49 11 2 81 93 133 .747 .363 .384 .287
Total LHP 221 489 148 29 6 1 47 57 79 .767 .375 .393 .303
Total RHP 424 1111 294 49 16 6 112 119 198 .690 .337 .354 .265
Total 524 1600 442 78 22 7 159 176 277 .714 .348 .366 .276
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2013-11-01Skip Bates has retired from the Cleveland cavaliers
2013-09-30The Cleveland cavaliers have promoted Skip Bates to the major league team.
2013-09-23The Cleveland cavaliers have acquired Skip Bates from the waiver wire.
2013-08-26The Brooklyn Dodgers have waived Skip Bates.
2013-07-30The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Bruce Owen to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have designated Skip Bates for assignment.
2009-03-07The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Tony Shandell to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Floyd Jones to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Skip Bates to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Nyls Friberg to the major league team.
2009-03-07The Brooklyn Dodgers have acquired Skip Bates from the waiver wire.
2008-07-24The Philadelphia Ramblers have waived Skip Bates.
2008-05-25The Philadelphia Ramblers have acquired Skip Bates from the waiver wire.
2008-04-05The Oakland Athletics have waived Skip Bates.
2008-03-13The Oakland Athletics have promoted Delos Lange to the major league team. The Oakland Athletics have promoted Josh Kinsella to the major league team. The Oakland Athletics have promoted Bob Landreaux to the major league team. The Oakland Athletics have designated Skip Bates for assignment. The Oakland Athletics have designated Bob Coulter for assignment. The Oakland Athletics have designated Bob Corey for assignment.
2008-03-13Trade #1248046 has been completed between the Oakland Athletics and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays receive Rich Henrich, Jose De La Torre, Alan Cook, Draft Pick 2008 Round 2 OAK (Bob Cloninger), Draft Pick 2008 Round 3 TB (John Sheridan) from the Oakland Athletics in exchange for Bill Rivera, Jo-Jo Kading, Skip Bates, Draft Pick 2008 Round 1 NYN (Buster Gannon).
2007-10-23The Tampa Bay Devil Rays have promoted Skip Bates to the major league team.
2007-07-11The Tampa Bay Devil Rays have removed Skip Bates from the trade block.
2007-06-28The Tampa Bay Devil Rays have promoted Bob Shannon to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays have designated Skip Bates for assignment.
2007-04-21The Tampa Bay Devil Rays have placed Skip Bates on the trade block.
2004-05-19The Minnesota Twins have promoted Skip Bates to the major league team. The Minnesota Twins have designated Jimmy Kuhaulua for assignment.
2004-05-19The Minnesota Twins have acquired Skip Bates from the waiver wire. The Minnesota Twins have waived Johnny Crosby.
2004-04-01The Seattle Pilots have waived Skip Bates.
2001-05-03The Seattle Pilots have sent Skip Bates to the minors.
2001-04-09The Seattle Pilots have promoted Skip Bates to the major league team.
2001-04-09The Seattle Pilots have promoted Billy Geer to the major league team. The Seattle Pilots have sent Skip Bates to the minors.
2001-04-09The Seattle Pilots have promoted Skip Bates to the major league team. The Seattle Pilots have designated Hank Sullivan for assignment.
2001-04-05The Seattle Pilots have acquired Skip Bates from the waiver wire.
2001-04-01The Minnesota Mammoths have waived Skip Bates.
2000-04-05The Kansas City Cro-Magnons have acquired Skip Bates from the waiver wire.
2000-04-01The Baltimore Privateers have waived Skip Bates.